Parking Laws & Violations

Prohibited Standing or Parking PlacesSection 351.03 Prohibited Standing or Parking Places is one of the most questioned and misunderstood statutes contained within the Codified Ordinances of Aurora.

Below are a few of the most commonly enforced parking ordinances and a link to this section. No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device, in the following places:

On a sidewalk, except a bicycle

In front of, or within 6 feet of, a private driveway

At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, standing, or parking

Upon the side of the street on which fire hydrants are placed

Between the sidewalk and the roadway

Within twenty feet of any rural mailbox along any street or highway, during normal hours of delivery

On or adjacent to any city street between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. on any day, unless permission for such parking is obtained, in advance, from the chief of police or his/her designee

Within a designated handicapped parking place without a valid placard or registration